Environment
Albania is blessed with water but faces tough choices on environment, development
16 September 2022 - Achieving climate resilience while ensuring water security and energy and food security are key preconditions for economic growth, human prosperity and healthy ecosystems in Albaniaa according to a Nexus Assessment report published by GWP-Med and UNECE
Air pollution in TPP Maritsa 3 could lead to shutdown of all coal plants in Bulgaria
16 September 2022 - The plant is closed for exceeding the amount of SO2 and will remain closed until it meets the norms and standards
SEOS demands suspension of geological exploration amid invasion of lithium seekers
14 September 2022 - SEOS urged the government to meet its demands by November 1 and suspend and revise all licenses issued to Rio Tinto and other companies
Activists: EPBiH is covertly introducing waste with biomass as fuel for Tuzla power plant
09 September 2022 - Environmentalists claim waste is planned to be added as a fuel in the project to switch unit 3 in coal plant Tuzla to biomass
Energy Community to adopt 2030 energy, climate targets in December
02 September 2022 - The adoption of the targets is essential to put the contracting parties on a path towards achieving climate neutrality
Climate change is making it hard to predict hydropower plant output in Drina River basin
30 August 2022 - Depending on the assumptions on the trend of global emissions and the impacts of climate...
Lithium research is threat to Rekovac municipality, locals and ecologists warn
27 August 2022 - Balkan istraživanja Ltd. aims to continue its activities and open more exploration wells in the...
Fast fashion giant H&M accused of greenwashing in US lawsuit
19 August 2022 - The lawsuit appears to reflect consumers’ growing awareness of corporate greenwashing practices
Serbia’s NECP on public review until September 5
19 August 2022 - Serbia is mulling the option for its NECP to start adding small modular reactors in 2032. The emissions reduction is seen at 34.2% to 44.4% by 2030.
Is EU to sacrifice Balkans to secure resources for its energy transition
18 August 2022 - The EU is lowering environmental standards for mining lithium and other materials for the energy transition, but the Western Balkans and other third countries are set to take an even heavier burden
Mihajlović: Lithium mine in Serbia would be digitalized, with no liquid waste
16 August 2022 - Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Zorana Mihajlović claims the lithium mine in Jadar would be completely digitalized and without sulfuric acid fumes or liquid waste
7-month shutdown of TPP Pljevlja planned for 2024 as part of ecological reconstruction
16 August 2022 - TPP Pljevlja's ecological reconstruction will not require a temporary shutdown in 2023, but a 7-month stoppage is planned for 2024
Scientists warn rainwater is unsafe to drink
11 August 2022 - The levels of so-called forever chemicals in rainwater exceed the most stringent standards developed by health and environmental agencies
Activists warn Jadar project abandonment is a farce, investor does not give up on planned activities while waiting for new government
10 August 2022 - Rio Tinto said it intends to complete the internal feasibility study for its Jadar lithium project in Serbia, citing "previous commitments"
2021 municipal waste report: Croatia continues progress but targets still unreachable
04 August 2022 - The country continued to make progress in almost all important sectors of waste management, but it was not enough to achieve the set goals
Waste management sector can help Europe lower gas consumption
04 August 2022 - The sector conducts recycling and recovery operations and produces heat and energy through incineration and anaerobic digestion